prosperity of east asia with the railway
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Target Countries:
Six Northeast Asian Countries (South Korea, North Korea, China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan)
and the United States
Objective of the Proposal:
Establishing joint prosperity of the Korean Peninsula
Building a foundation for cooperative prosperity in Northeast Asia
Developing into an East Asian energy community and economic community
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Tensions have built due to issues in global strategy,
North Korea's nuclear weapons, history, and territory
* Korea - China - Japan: Historical conflicts and territorial issues
* US - China: Indo-Pacific Strategy and One Belt, One Road
* US - North Korea: North Korea's nuclear weapons issue World's Ranking on Military Power
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Geographically bordering or adjacent countries
Economic interdependence and active exchange
Interconnection of transportation networks such as railways
* If the North-South Korean relations improve, railways can be built
from Busan to China, Russia, Mongolia, Central Asia, and Europe.
* Note: 1. The share of imports and exports among other countries in total imports and exports
2. As of 2017 (as of 2016 for North Korea).
Size and Share of Trade with
Other Countries* World’s GDP Rankings: 1st US, 2nd China, 3rd
Japan
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Regional development based on railways set as the main strategy
* South Korea: Designing economic initiative in the Korean Peninsula
* North Korea: Forming special economic zones
* China: Building One Belt, One Road and the Korean Peninsula-China economic corridor
* Russia: Eastern policy and connecting TSR to Busan Port
* Mongolia: Steppe Road
* Russia-Japan: Constructing undersea tunnel
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Investment CooperationExpansion and modernization of
transportation and logistics facilities,
building special economic zones near
railways, etc.* Include mineral resources and tourism
industry complexes near railways
Human Resource
CooperationJoint research and development of
transportation logistics technology; exchange
human resources and information, education
and training;etc.
Financial CooperationCreate investment cooperation fund,
attract investment from international
organizations and investment of private
capital, etc.
Transportation
Cooperation Eliminate obstacles that block trains
from crossing borders (customs and
transport agreements, etc.)
Policy CooperationRegional development policy, transportation logistics facility (railway, railway
complex port, logistics complex, etc.) investment strategy, etc.* Avoid conflicts of interest and discuss investment priorities
East Asia
Railway
Community
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East Asia High-speed Railway Network: Connecting major cities in East Asia, services over 200km/h
East Asia Logistics Railway Network: Connecting major industrial and logistics stations in East Asia, services over 100km/h
Eurasian International Transport Corridor: Connecting Central Asia and Europe based on TSR and TCR
Implementation of East
Asia Railway Network
(draft)
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Interconnecting East Asian Countries
Constructing railway economic exchange roads
Introduce railway complex logistics services: cold chain, special deliveries, etc.
Developing areas near railways: build railway economy
and promote underdeveloped areas
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Connecting
the East Asian region
for 1-day travel
Create new type of value
by converging
continental and maritime culture
Pursuing horizontal
cooperative relations
for co-prosperity
Building the world’s largest
economic power